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Copeland puts in impressive opening time trial at GB Rowing Team Trials
Olympic gold medallist Kat Copeland made an impressive return today by winning the lightweight women’s single scull time trial at the GB Rowing Team Senior Team Trials today. Semi-finals of the Trials are this afternoon with finals due to start […]
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UPDATED: Team spirit parked as battle for European places hots up
Team spirit will be parked temporarily this weekend as members of the British squads and their nearest challengers battle to impress the national coaches ahead of May’s European Championships selections. Some exciting racing should be in store on both Saturday […]
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Morris and Aggar miss out on Trials
Rachel Morris has swapped from cycling to rowing but the 2008 Paralympic Hand-cycling Champion like her single scull counterpart and Beijing rowing gold medallist Tom Aggar, missed out on the trials a fortnight ago with illness. They now wait to […]
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Next steps for Zac
2008 Olympic champion Zac Purchase has not ruled out future sporting challenges but has called time on a rowing career which also saw him take Olympic silver in London. Purchase, with Mark Hunter, competed in the lightweight double scull – […]
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Olympic Champion joins London Youth Rowing
Olympic gold and silver medallist Mark Hunter has joined London Youth Rowing, beginning work in early February to further develop the sport in east London. Mark was born in Newham, just a stone’s throw from the London Regatta Centre, and […]
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Williams relishes City challenge
Rob Williams, Olympic silver medallist in 2012 and former World Champion, has chosen to continue the challenge of a City job he took up after the London Games and will not return to rowing. Coached by Rob Morgan, Williams took […]
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Gregory and Tarrant amongst winners in Boston, Lincs
World and Olympic Champion Alex Gregory and former World U23 medallist Matt Tarrant won the men’s pair at today’s GB Rowing Team Winter Assessment in Boston, Lincolnshire. Alan Campbell won the open men’s single, with Frances Houghton taking the honours […]
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Tom James retires from rowing
TWICE OLYMPIC CHAMPION and 2011 World Champion, Tom James, MBE, has confirmed his retirement from international rowing. James won Olympic gold in the men’s four twice – in Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Both races were won in dramatic style […]
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GB Rowing Team’s Grobler made inaugural Coaching Fellow
Jürgen Grobler has been inducted as one of two inaugural Honorary Fellows to UK Sport’s Coaching Fellowship. The GB Rowing Team Chief Coach for Men was recognised in a ceremony with his fellow inductee Sir David Brailsford at this week’s […]
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Triggs Hodge is Rowing’s Olympic Athlete of the Year
TWICE OLYMPIC CHAMPION and reigning men’s eight World Champion Andrew Triggs Hodge MBE has been named as rowing’s “Olympic Athlete of the Year” for 2013. Triggs Hodge, 34, was presented with the British Olympic Association trophy by Dame Di Ellis, […]
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